Powder-puff



April5, 1932. G. G, HARRISON POWDER PUFF Filed NOV 5, 1931 Z72Z}67Z Z fi GRACE 6, HARRISON Patented Apr. 5, 1932 GRACE GQHARRISON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS roWnnR-PUrF Application filed November My invention relates to a toilet article such as 'a powder-puff", a powder-pad, and the like. Powder-puffs are usually made from a soft material having anexposed nap such as velvet,velou-r,-clipped wool, and the like, and the particles of the powder adhere to the fibers and are sometimes contained in the cushioning material forming the inn-er portion of-the pad. Powder-puffs are usually carried loosegly in a purse or similar bag and sometimes a pocket is provided in the purse to receive the puff. When carried 1n the manner described the loose powder sifts through thefabric of the pad and drops off the fibers or '15 pile of the fabric into the purse or pocket so thatthe latter becomes soiled and unsightly. Numerous-methods havebeen de vised for enclosing a powder-puff, some of which are more or less effective, but they are all open to certain inherent objections which quently' allow the powder to'leak out, and as most ofthese containers are separate from the pad itself they are easily misplaced and frequently lost. In my'improved powder-puff f I have provided an impervious covering for the nap portion of the material of the pad "so and theparts are assembled in such manner that-the covering, which is preferably made sothat it-is slightly elastic, may be reversed or turned back onto the opposite side ofthe'pad so that the napped portion of'the materialwill be exposed and maybe used in the desired manner. When in use the turned back covering provides a small pocket into which the persons fingers may be inserted to hold 'the jpad when applying the powder. Besides the foregoing,

my invention to provide a powder-pad that is novel in construction, neat in appearance, is made in such manner that the parts can not readily become disassembled, and which is provided withan integral coveringso that the latter will notbecome lost. Other objects will be apparent after invention is under-. stood fromtli e description herein given.

I prefer to"carry"out my invention, and to it is an object of 5, i931. SerialNo. 573,040.

accomplish the numerous objects thereof, in substantially the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims. Reference is here madeto the accompanying drawings that form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing my improved powder-puff with the covering-closed.

Figure 2 is a view, similar to Figure 1, showing a portion ofthe covering turnedback or reversed as in use.

Figure 3 is a top plan of the powder-puff with a portion broken away to disclose the manner of assembly.

Figure 4 is atransverse central'section, drawn' to an enlarged scale and foreshortened.

The drawings are to be understood asmore or less schematic and are for the purpose of W disclosing a typical or preferred form in which my invention may be made,'and in these drawings like reference characters designate the same parts wherever they appear throughout the" several views. I

The pad and its covering may be of any desired shape; that is, circular, oval, rectangular, square, etc, and for the purpose of convenience I have illustrated a powder-puff of circular form.

The body-or main portion of the powderpuff comprises a pad that consists of an interior cushion 5 that may be any of the wellknown materials used in the production of powder-puffs andsimilar articles. This material is preferablyfiuify and do'wnyfsuch as cotton-batting, loose wool, felt, or the like, that is enveloped by the material'fo'rming the exterior of the pad. The bottom layer 6 is a material that is impervious so as to prevent the particles of powder-seeping or sifting through it and for this purposeI have found it most desirable to use a 'layerthat is soft and highly elastic, such as a thin'rubber sheet. 5

The other face of the pad consists ofa layer 7 madefrom a napped material, preferably with fibers upon its, outer face to provide a soft'surfaceforcontacting withthe skin of the user.: In this connection I have found that a pile fabric such as plush, velour or the like provides an excellent surface and such a material has been shown in the drawings as typical of any of the others. The layers 6 and 7, forming the outer faces of the pad, are cut in a pattern slightly larger than the wad of cushioning material and the marginal edges 8 of both the layers are united or connected to each other in any suitable manner.

This may be done by an adhesive, by stitching or otherwise. In assembling these three elements, the two outside layers and the cushion material, I prefer to marginally connect the edges of the top and bottom layers 6 and 7 by a row of stitches 9 that extend around the margin of the pad parallel to the edge so that alateral seam or tab is provided. The

stitching is made to extend entirely around except that a, short gap 10 is left so that the cushioning material 5 may be inserted through this gap after which the stitches 9 are continued to close the opening 10.

The covering which I prefer to employ consists of overlapped layers or flaps 11 and 12 that are disposed in the manner shown in the drawings and are connected to the marginal portions of the pad by means of the stitches 9. The layer 12, as will be seen especially in Figure 3, does not extend quite to the center of the pad, while the layer 11 extends beyond the center of the pad with its free edge overlapping the adjacent free edge of the other layer 12. The layers 11 and 12 provide flaps that completely cover the nap pile face 7 of the top layer of the pad and protect the same from being soiled and at the same time will prevent the dislodging of the particles of powder from the nap or piles so that the article may be carried in a purse or pocket without fear that the powder will be discharged.

. To insure that the overlying edge of the top 1 lap 11 hugs theunder flap I provide fluting or shirring along the free edge of flap 11 which puckers the material slightly and thereby maintains the edge down tightly against the outer'surface of the flap 12.

hen it is desired to use the powder-puff I the overlying flap 11 is inverted or turned ,back upon the rear face of the pad in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 4:, thus exposing the major portion of the pile fabric or nap so that the powder-puff may be used in the desired manner. In this position the flap 11 is disposed upon the back of the pad and provides a small pocket into which the fingers of the, hand may be inserted when using the pad. The flap 12 covers a smaller portion of r thepile fabric and if desired it may be turned back or inverted in the same manner as the flap 11 and the portion of the nap or pile fabric that is protected by this flap 12 may beused to apply powder to the face after rouge and other cosmetics have been applied,

' Thus I have provided two distinct areas of the pad which may be utilized for difierent purposes and at different times. After the pad has been used the flap or flaps are reversed and turned back to their normal positions, whereupon the article may be replaced in the purse or pocket.

For the purpose of providing a neat appearance the hem or portion of the layers beyond the stitches 9 may have overcast stitches 14 applied thereto which presents a neat and attractive appearance and a nice finish to the article. The flaps 11 and 12 may be of any suitable impervious material and are connected to the hem by the stitches 9 so that all of the parts may be connected or sewn at the same time. The material which I prefer to use for the flaps is a soft, highly elastic, rubber so that it will readily maintain its shape and cause the overlapped edges of the flaps to litsnugly together and at the same time will permit the turning back of the flaps whenever desired.

\Vhere rubber is used throughout as the impervious material, it Will be understood that the bottom layer and the two overlying flaps may be made in one piece and connected to the margin of the pile fabric by stitches, adhesive, or in any suitable manner. In such event it mightbe found desirable to make the powder-puff of rectangular shape to avoid waste of material. The pile fabric in any event provides the applicator surface that permits the powder to be readily and smoothly applied to the skin.

The accompanying drawings and the within description are given for the purpose of clearness of understanding only and no unnecessary limitations are to be understood therefrom as modifications both in structure and material may be made. Therefore the claims are to be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

Vhat I claim is 1. A powder-puff comprising a pad consisting of a layer of napped fabric, a layer of substantially impervious material marginally connected to said fabric, and cushioning material enveloped by said layers, and covering for said pad consisting of a layer of substantially impervious material marginally connected to said pad to provide therewith an open-edge pocket normally protccting the fabric layer and adapted to be inverted to expose said fabric layer for use.

2. A powder-puff comprising a pad consisting of a layer of napped fabric, a layer of substantially impervious material marof less dimension than and marginally connected to said pad to provide therewith an open-edge pocket normally protecting the fabric layer and adapted to be inverted to expose said fabric layer for use.

A powder-puff comprising a relatively flat pad having one of its faces formed of a pile fabric, and a reversible covering for said pile fabric face consisting of an elastic material marginally connected to said pad and open along an edge extending across the pad whereby said elastic material may be moved from one face and positioned over the other face of said pad.

4. A powder-puff comprising a relatively fiat pad having one of its faces formed of a pile fabric, and a reversible covering for said pile fabric face consisting of an impervious material marginally connected to said pad and open along an edge extending across the pad, contractible means disposed along said open edge of the cover material to maintain said edge against bulging away from the pad.

5. A powder-puff comprising a relatively flat pad having one of its faces formed of apile fabric, and a covering for said pile fabric consisting of two layers of impervious mate rial each marginally connected to said pad and each having an unconnected edge extending across the pile fabric, said unconnected edges overlapping each other substantially from side to side of the pad, whereby the pad may be turned through the slot-like opening formed between the overlapped edges of the covering layers to expose the pile fabric face for use.

6. A powder-puff comprising a relatively,

said napped fabric, said flaps being marginally connected to the edge of said pad and formed of soft highly elastic material whereby to protect said napped fabric and permit one of said flaps to be inverted and positioned upon the other face of said pad to expose the napped fabric.

7 A powder-puff comprising a relatively fiat pad having a pile fabric on'one of its faces, and flexible flaps connected to opposite marginal edges of the pad and overlapping each other upon and protecting the pile face of the pad, said flaps being of soft highly elastic rubber whereby one of the flaps may be readily turned back upon the other face of the pad to expose a portion of the pile fabric.

8. A powder-puff comprising a fiat piece of cushioning material, a layer of napped fabric on one face of said cushioning material, and impervious material on the other face of said cushioning material and extended across the face of the napped fabric, said impervious material connected to the margin of the napped fabric and having free overlapped edges on the face of said fabric, whereby one of said overlapped edges may be inverted and moved to the other face of the article and expose the napped fabric.

9. A powder-puff comprising a flat cushion, a layer of pile fabric 011 one face thereof providing an applicator surface, and relatively thin highly elastic rubber on the other face of the cushion and extending across and protecting the applicator surface, said rubber marginally connected to the pile fabric and having overlapped free edges, one of said edges adapted to be inverted and moved to the other face of the article and uncover the applicator surface for use.

10. A powder-pufi comprising a relativel flat-pad having a pile fabric face and a bac of protective material, and a reversible covering for the pile fabric face consisting of a protective material marginally connected to said pad and open along anedge that extends across the pad whereby covering material may be readily moved from the face of the pad and positioned over the back thereof.

11. A powder-puff comprising a face layer of napped fabric, a back layer of protective material marginally connected to said fabric, and a reversible cover for the face layer consisting of overlapped layers of protective material each marginally connected to the face and back layers, one of said cover layers adapted to be from the face to the back to expose the napped fabric for use.

Signed at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the 2nd day of November, 1931.

GRACE G. HARRISON. 

